Harvlin paddock



(No Model.)

H. PADDOOK.

SCALE.

Patented Deg. 7,1897.

/N VENTOH ATTORNEY.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT @FFI'CEEQ HARVLIN PADDOCK, OF ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR TO THE E. d? T. FAIRBANKS dz COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

SCALE,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 595,200, dated December 7, 1897.

Application filed April 27, 1897.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l-IARVLIN PADDoeK, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Johnsbury, in the county of Caledonia, State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scales, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to an improvement in postal scales, and particularly to a scale of that class in which a revolving beam is provided on its opposite sides with graduations indicating in cents the postage required for letters, books, printed matter, newspapers, periodicals, and merchandise.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple device by the use of which a person can tell at a glance, knowing the character of the article being weighed, just how much postage Will be required.

Heretofore it has been proposed, as shown in the patent to Fairbanks, No. 203,902, to provide a revolving scale-beam having different graduations on its opposite sides, one set being divided according to the metric system into gram rates, While the opposite side is graduated in the English system of ounces and fractions thereof. It has also been proposed, as shownin Patent No. 421,026, granted February 11, 1890, to Bittschofsky, to provide in connection with the scale-beam a postalscale card supported on the beam at one side thereof, said card containing separate longitudinal columns devoted to the four different classifications of postage, with the amount of postage required per ounce, with a statement at the end of the column of the particular class of postage and the kind of matter comprised therein, and in connection with this is used a poise having a pointer rigidly fixed on the poise and extending over the graduated face of the card. This is objectionable in that it adds considerable weight to the scale-beam, which additional weight must be remedied by proper rebalancing. It has also been proposed in a grain-scale beam, as shown in patent to Braley, No. 509,591, to provide in addition to the graduated beam a revolving Scale-rod upon which are marked scales of Serial No. 634,148. (No model.)

different graduations, according to the kind of grain being weighed.

The present invention is an improvement on the device shown in the Fairbanks patent and is different from the devices shown in the 5 5 other patents in thatitis far less complicated than said devices referred to, is neatcr in appearance, has not so many parts liable to get out of order, and contains features of differ once which will be clearly shown and de scribed.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described, and referred to in the appended claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a postal scale constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a top plan. view of the beam and poise, part being broken away. Fig. 3 is an H elevation of the beam, showing the side opposite to that shown in Fig. 1.

In the drawings, Arepresents a beam supported and revolving in a manner similar to that shown in the Fairbanks patent above75 referred to. 13 represents a poise-slide thereon; C, the supporting-base of the scale.

I) is the scale-pan; E, the article to be weighed; F, the connection between the beam and the beam-supporting part I, which connection F is formed so as to allow of rotation of the beam, and J is a spring-catch which is fixed to the fulcrumed part I and holds the graduated beam when rotated to either one side or the other.

The beamA is graduated 011 its upper edge, indicating ounces, whereby the weight of any small article in fractions of a pound may be determined. Upon one face said beam is graduated at the top corresponding to the division into ounces, but the numbers placed beneath said graduations represent the number of cents required as postage 011 merchandise matter. 0n the lower part of the same side of the beam the graduations are noted for every four ounces, and the numbers attached to each one of these graduations indicate the amount or postage required for newspapers and periodicals. Upon the other side of the beam the graduations are for every ounce, but the numbers applied thereto represent the amount of postage required for let ters, while upon the same side of the beam upon the lower edge the graduations are every two ounces, and the numbers represent the amount of postage required for books or other class of articles where the postage is one cent for each two ounces.

The poise which slides on the beam is provided with readings upon opposite sides, the reading upon the top of one side being Merchandise, this corresponding and being arranged adjacent to the numbers representing the rates of postage on merchandise. On the same side and on the lower part of the poise are the words Newspapers or Newspapers and periodicals, these being arranged adja cent to the numbers representing the amount of postage required on such articles. 011 the other side of the poise are arranged in corresponding positions to their respective money values the words Letters and books or Books and printed matter. It will be seen that this presents a very simple and neat scale for the work designed. For example, suppose a package containing merchandise is to be weighed. The same is placed on the pan and the beam, if necessary, is rotated to bring the side of the poise containing the word Merchandise to the front. The poise is then moved along until the scale balances,

when the figure adjacent the word lilerchandise will indicate exactly the amount of postage required, and so on through all the four classes of mailable articles.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A postal. scale comprising a revolving beam having figures on both sides indicating money values of different classes of postal matter and a poise sliding 011 said beam and having readings on both sides, indicating the character of article weighed, said readings being arranged adjacent to the line of figures which indicate the amount of postage required for the article in that particular class which is being weighed, substantially as described.

2. A postal scale comprising a revolving beam having figures on both sides indicating money value of different classes of postal matter and having markings upon the edge indicating divisions of pound and a poise sliding on said beam and having readings on both sides indicating classes of mailable articles, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARV LIN PA D D 0 CK. lVitnesses:

J OHN M. PERIIAM, WILLIs II. Sauonnr. 

